Online Learning ANYTIME • ANYWHERE

Online Learning Tour

You don't have to be technologically savvy to take an online course. However, you must be comfortable with your system and be willing to deal with any problems that may arise. Hardware (and software) breaks down when you least expect it.

To do well in an online course, you should be familiar with the following:

Use of a Web browser

Use of a standard word processor (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Works, or Word Perfect, for example)

This orientation was originally developed by Vivie Sinou as part of a grant from the Chancellor's Office, CA, 1999-00, and was adapted for Foothill College. The pages were designed with ideas from Maricopa Center for Learning & Instruction, Illinois Online Network, and input from members of the California Community College Distance Learning Consortium.